Personality and Psychoanalysis Quiz

Personality is an individual's characteristic pattern of __________, __________, and __________.

• thoughts, feelings, behaviors

• values, beliefs, actions

• intellect, emotions, perceptions

• education, environment, genetics

Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis is significant because it focuses on __________ and __________.

• childhood experiences, unconscious motives

• social interactions, conscious thoughts

• biological influences, cognitive processes

• genetic factors, physical health

Freud's treatment of patients with unexplained psychological disorders led him to propose the existence of the __________.

• cognitive dissonance

• unconscious mind

• behavioral patterns

• psychological complexes

To explore the hidden part of a patient's mind, Freud used techniques such as __________ and __________.

• free association, dream analysis

• behavioral observation, cognitive restructuring

• systematic desensitization, role play

• biofeedback, hypnosis

Freud believed that personality results from the interaction among which three systems of the mind?

• Id, Ego, Superego

• Conscious, Subconscious, Unconscious

• Mind, Body, Spirit

• Thought, Emotion, Behavior

Freud proposed that children pass through how many psychosexual stages?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

According to Freud, unresolved conflicts during these stages can cause pleasure-seeking impulses to become __________.

• suppressed

• exaggerated

• fixated

• diversified

Freud thought that the ego defends itself against anxiety using __________.

How do contemporary psychologists view Freud’s emphasis on the unconscious, sexuality, and social restraints? They give him ________ for drawing attention to these aspects.

• little credit

• moderate credit

• no credit

• significant credit

Why have Freud's ideas, such as the concept of repression and his views on the unconscious, faced criticism? His theories offer ________ explanations and are ________ to test scientifically.

• ambiguous, difficult

• clear, easy

• specific, challenging

• detailed, simple